Seriously: no rumors, no signs of update, no solid idea of when it will happen, and it takes more than a year between updates on average. There are new processors, but that does't ensure an upgrade.

The mini is not a prestige model Mac, it isn't a technical bauble, it isn't something the press clamors over, it isn't something note-worthy or innovative. So it won't have fanfare and excitement when it is updated, unless Apple redesigns the Mini in a fantastic way, like the MacPro.

I wonder, would people also wait this impatiently for exemple a new Dell release?

It's funny how Apple always sells it's new products as insanely good and 10x faster as the previous models and all you want, is once again, to buy the new one. Not because you really need it, just because it's the latest available...

A few around here, going by the number of threads on a somewhat similar theme. I fail to fathom why.

Big revolutionary releases are few and far between. The Mini itself was one, and I guess so too was the shift to Intel chips. That did make my first Mini obsolete quite quickly. Beyond that the changes have been evolutionary, with probably only a slight difference in day to day use between generations. Skip a generation or two and the difference will be more noticeable, but still Minis from early 2009 are still current in terms of OS.

If, for whatever reason I needed a new computer now, I would toddle off to the local apple dealer and buy a current Mini, without fear of it being left behind in the tech race. As it happens, I don't need a new computer, and reckon my early 2009 has a bit of life left in it yet.

I sold my 2009 24" iMac to fund a new Mac Mini. Even a slight internal change would be good enough for me. My base 2011 Mini does everything I need it to do perfectly fine. I don't play games so there's no need for faster graphics, at least for me. I basically use mine as a HTPC, surf the web, and read and write emails. For that purpose, it's a superb little computer. I hope Apple doesn't mess it up by soldering in the RAM. That would totally blow it for me.

Do you think apple realizes people are ordering the lowest ram and then upgrading themselves so apple is losing money? So they will change the next model?

If that happens will we be able to order the 2012 or will it go off the website the minute the new one is announced?

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Apple can kiss my butt if they think I'm going to spend an extra $200 to upgrade from 4 to 8 gb's of ram. When the new one is released and I can't install my own ram, I will either buy a 2012 model, or nothing from Apple anymore. I'll build a new PC instead.

I just decided to bite the bullet and buy a 2012 i5 model for $ 549.00 new from Micro Center and spent $ 140.00 on 16gb of Corsair Vengeance RAM for it. I didn't feel the haswell update was worth the wait and the $50.00 I saved on the 2012 went towards the RAM. Oh yes this is a vey nice upgrade from my 2010 which is now my back up mini.

I just decided to bite the bullet and buy a 2012 i5 model for $ 549.00 new from Micro Center and spent the $ 140.00 on 16g a. of RAM for it. I didn't feel the has well update was with the wait and the $50.00 I saved on the 2012 ant towards the RAM. And oh yes a vey nice upgrade from my 2010 which is now my back up mini.

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